Frontiers: Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

April 23, 2014 -- Robert Strand, Assistant Professor of Leadership & Sustainability, Copenhagen Business School and Director of Nordic Network for Sustainability

Business is fundamentally about competition, right? So how does this fit with a sustainability agenda in which cooperation between stakeholders, including the business sector, is sorely needed? Strand will consider a region of the world where business is approached as a fundamentally cooperative endeavor with positive sustainability...

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From: Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

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A world without work: Nigel Cameron at TEDxLacador

Instagram has a handful of employees. Kodak had 145,000. Technology is fast displacing humans, and we must reckon with the possibility that many jobs will be lost - and many new ones created also done by machines. How far will this go? Will a world without work be heaven - or hell? Now is the time to think it through.

Nigel Cameron

He is a strategist and writer who leads theWashington think tank - Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies(c-pet.org), -. He is also director of business...

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From: TEDx Talks

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Panel Discussion: A Call to Action

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network advocates for private sector engagement to help alleviate malnutrition. This panel discussion, part of the SUN Business Network Launch event on 10 -11 December 2012 in London, set out perspectives on priorities for action.

Chair: Jane Nelson, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School

- Matthew Keyes, Rural development, Food Security and Nutrition Unit,...

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From: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

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BSI Supply Chain Country Risk Reports

Assess your supply chain in the areas of security, business continuity and corporate social responsibility. Use the BSI country risk report to protect your supply chain, brand and reputation. http://bit.ly/2kQ35Ch

Reports are powered by the BSI Supply Chain Risk Exposure Evaluation Network (BSI SCREEN).

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From: BSI Group

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David Nitkin discusses his research on corporate social responsibility

David Nitkin of EthicScan discusses how he will examine the gamut of academic and business literature on adapting to climate change. He spoke at a Knowledge Forum on Business Adaptation to Climate Change hosted by the Haskayne School of Business and the Research Network for Business Sustainability.

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From: SustainabilityResear

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David Nitkin of EthicScan discusses how he will examine the gamut of academic and business literature on adapting to climate change. He spoke at a Knowledge Forum on Business Adaptation to Climate Change hosted by the Haskayne School of Business and the Research Network for Business Sustainability.

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From: NBS

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2015 Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility Report: Supply Chain

At Cisco, supply chain plays a critical role in the overall performance of the company. In a world where more and more devices are connecting to the Internet each day, we transform the technological innovations our engineers create by using our global network of capabilities to manufacture and deliver the solutions that enable our customers to harness the power of networking.

John Kern, Cisco’s Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Operations, shared the importance of an ethical, sustainable...

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From: 3BL Media

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CSRminute: Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Joins SmartWay Transport Partnership

Corporate Social Responsibility News: Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Joins SmartWay Transport Partnership; VolunteerMatch Partners with NFL Play 60.

This CSR Minute is sponsored by the Network for Business Sustainability. For information about NBS's sustainability strategy, visit http://www.nbs.net.

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From: 3BL Media

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CSRminute: Allstate Honors Volunteers on MLK Day

Corporate Social Responsibility News: Allstate's Give Back Day Heroes Program to Honor Volunteers on MLK Day; Redding School of the Arts Installs KISSS Irrigation System.

This CSR Minute is sponsored by the Network for Business Sustainability. For information about NBS's sustainability strategy, visit http://www.nbs.net.

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From: 3BL Media

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CSRminute: Switch's Cause Campaign Raises Funds for St. Louis Center

Corporate Social Responsibility News: Switch Agency Cause Marketing Campaign Raises Funds for Independence Center of St. Louis; UOP Wins 2010 Energy Award from American institute of Chemical Engineers.

This CSR Minute is sponsored by the Network for Business Sustainability. For information about NBS's sustainability strategy, visit http://www.nbs.net.

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From: 3BL Media

Related topics : social responsibility marketing campaign / business network for corporate social responsibility